Africa's population explosion presents humanity us with a once-in-our-species chance to make our fastest growing area leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past to instead embrace the renewable energy of the future.
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Video based on this article in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/news/can-wind-and-solar-fuel-africa-s-future-1.20907
Video by Bryce Plank and Robin WestMusic:
"Disturbances" by Matt Stewart-Evans:
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"Ambitions" by Glimpse:
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Script:
The total population of Africa is projected to roughly quadruple to about four billion by 2100, driving the total global population past 11 billion. Producing all the energy that all these people will use could obliterate any efforts we’re now making to battle climate change. But Africa’s population explosion is also a tremendous opportunity, because all the power plants where all these people will get all their electricity from haven’t been built yet.
This means humanity is now being presented with a once-in-the-lifetime-of-our-species shot to make our planet's fastest growing region leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past, to embrace a future of clean, renewable energy.
This is how that optimistic vision of the future can become reality.
The residents of Zambia don’t need any reminders that climate change threatens their way of life. The region is suffering its worst drought in 35 years, that’s big trouble for a country that gets nearly all of its power from the force of water passing through three hydroelectric dams. No water means no electricity, and no electricity means blackouts that have frequently brought commerce and productivity to a standstill, gutting the Zambian economy and causing many to lose their jobs.
All across Africa, country are confronting the same problem: a constant lack-of-power. Sub Saharan Africa — all 910 million people — consume less electricity than the 4.8 million people of Alabama. Overall, more than half of all Africans have no access to electricity.
But this is changing, thanks to the emergence of renewable energy. The cost of building larger-scale solar panel and wind turbine farms continues to plummet, making governments and utilities more likely to choose them over traditional sources like hydro, coal, nuclear or natural gas. As we saw with the water shortage in Zambia — or the nuclear meltdown a few years ago after the earthquake in Japan — power stations of the past are less reliable, more expensive, far worse for our environment, and slower to build.
So this seems like a no-brainer, Africa needs to go green, baby! There’re just three problems.
One, until now planners have lacked the necessary data to identify where to develop wind and solar projects that are socially equitable, have low-environmental impact, and are most cost-effective. This problem was recently tackled by a groundbreaking study of 21 countries that combined satellite and ground measurements with geospatial data on roads, towns, and existing power lines. It provides the first blueprint for where wind and solar projects should be built to maximize their effectiveness.
The study also revealed Africa’s eye-opening, untapped potential for renewable energy generation. There are an estimated 550 million megawatts of potential solar and wind power spread across the continent, just waiting to be harvested. That’s 3,700 times as much electricity as Africa currently consumes.
That’s so much extra energy, that Africa should aim to be powered 100% by renewables by 2050. It’s even possible for Africa to become a clean energy exporting superpower by sending its abundant surpluses of electricity to Europe; the Middle East, India and the rest of Asia; and even the Americas.
Of course, this is dependent on overcoming the second major challenge: the continent’s completely inadequate power grid. Modernizing it to connect clean power stations with cities all over Africa will be a long-term megaproject costing tens of billions of dollars in the coming decades.
For fast-growing urban areas — like Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Mogadishu, and Johannesburg — uninterrupted electricity is critical for the emerging industries that will fuel economic growth and provide jobs for billions.
On the other hand, most Africans currently live in small villages and towns, so their energy needs can be met by inexpensive solar and wind turbine systems that are located on-site, but are disconnected from the main grid.
The challenge will be connecting cities — where more and more people are moving — with the mega-power stations that will often be built far away, in geographical sweet spots to maximize the amount of harvestable solar rays and wind gusts.

published:04 Apr 2017

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Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to continental GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. This is especially ironic, given the continent's untapped electricity potential. The content has nearly 500 Gigawatts of generation potential in hydro, geothermal and wind power alone. By far the biggest, however, is solar power, at 11 terawatts, most of which is completely untapped. However, as the President of the African Development Bank explained to CCTV's Ramah Nyang, expanding access to affordable, reliable electricity isn't just about manufacturing.

Original Publish Date: || Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:49:55 GMT || South Africa is moving more towards renewable energy and solar power is seen by many as an important contributor. Peter Haylett and Davin Chown join CNBC Africa for more.

published:02 Feb 2017

views:607

Africans have been waiting for decades for the mains electricity which the rich world takes for granted. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 910m people consume less electricity each year than the 4.8m people of Alabama. Many more who are on the grid suffer brown-outs and dangerous surges in current. But a solar revolution is afoot.
Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.st/2F8I0jB
In 2009 just 1% of sub-Saharan Africans used solar lighting. Now it is nearly 5% or 11m people. The InternationalEnergyAgency, a Paris-based government think-tank, reckons that 500m more people will have solar electricity by 2030,
Why is solar power spreading so fast in Africa? There are three main reasons.
First, solar panel technology has improved. Efficiency gains and mass production mean that modern photovoltaic panels have plunged in price per watt – to around 30 cents.
Second, low-energy bulbs have got better and cheaper. Modern solar lamps cost as little as $8—they charge by day and give light by night. They replace costly and dangerous alternatives - Africans waste $10 billion a year on kerosene. Even worse are candles, open fires—or darkness, which hurts productivity and encourages crime.
The third, crucial development is in storage, as lamps are needed at night and solar power is collected in the daytime. Old nickel cadmium batteries wore out after 500 recharges; lithium-based ones can manage 2,000 and store much more electricity
Additionally, solar power is increasingly well-financed in Africa. Aid donors are sponsoring more ambitious projects – specially designed fridges and televisions, for example. Bigger solar systems can run a school or clinic, a grain mill or irrigation pump, or even a whole village.
Some dismiss solar as a second-best solution. But conventional, centralised electrical grids have proved unreliable and inefficient in the past -- and solar is much better than nothing.
DailyWatch: mind-stretching short films throughout the working week.
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published:16 Jan 2015

views:63628

The AfricaRenewable EnergyInitiative (AREI) is a transformative, Africa-owned and Africa-led inclusive effort to accelerate and scale up the harnessing of the continent’s huge renewable energy potential. Under the mandate of the African Union, and endorsed by African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), the Initiative is set to achieve at least 10 GW of new and additional renewable energy generation capacity by 2020, and mobilize the African potential to generate at least 300 GW by 2030.
Visit www.arei.org for more information and downloads.

published:07 Dec 2015

views:2176

Head of Advisory Services at Energy 4 Impact, Shashank Verma joins CGTN to shade more light on renewable energy in Africa now.
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Two out of every three people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity, according to the US government's Power Africa statistics. For some time now, several reports have been released detailing the potential and predicted growth for Africa’s renewable energy sector and the GrandAngle takes a look into it.…
READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/02/21/renewable-energy-in-africa-the-grand-angle
Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews
Africanews is available in English and French.
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Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

published:21 Feb 2017

views:95

There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
Check out more TED Talks: http://www.ted.com
The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more.
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Renewable energy solutions, especially solar mini-grids can be used to provide electricity to the rural areas in Africa. Such schemes can be regulated as micro integrated utilities. In Kenya where GIZ has been supporting rural electrification efforts through the implementation of mini-grids, the improvement of social, economic and environmental values in the electrified villages is immediately visible. Technical skills are however essential to address the operational challenges that solar village mini-grids require. Talek Power pilot project paved the way in the enhancement of rural electrification in the region. The project demonstrated that solar hybrid mini-grids, when properly designed are also commercially viable.

Based on REN21's 2014 report, renewables contributed 19 percent to humans' global energy consumption and 22 percent to their generation of electricity in 2012 and 2013, respectively. This energy consumption is divided as 9% coming from traditional biomass, 4.2% as heat energy (non-biomass), 3.8% hydro electricity and 2% is electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. Worldwide investments in renewable technologies amounted to more than US$214 billion in 2013, with countries like China and the United States heavily investing in wind, hydro, solar and biofuels.

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Renewable resource

A renewable resource is an organic natural resource which can replenish to overcome usage and consumption, either through biological reproduction or other naturally reoccurring processes. Renewable resources are a part of Earth's natural environment and the largest components of its ecosphere. A positive life cycle assessment is a key indicator of a resource's sustainability.

Definitions of renewable resources may also include agricultural production, as in sustainable agriculture and to an extent water resources. In 1962 Paul Alfred Weiss defined Renewable Resources as: "The total range of living organisms providing man with food, fibres, drugs, etc...". Another type of renewable resources is renewable energy resources. Common sources of renewable energy include solar, geothermal and wind power, which are all categorised as renewable resources.

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Water can be considered a renewablematerial when carefully controlled usage, treatment, and release are followed. If not, it would become a non-renewable resource at that location. For example, groundwater is usually removed from an aquifer at a rate much greater than its very slow natural recharge, and so groundwater is considered non-renewable. Removal of water from the pore spaces may cause permanent compaction (subsidence) that cannot be renewed. 97.5% of the water on the Earth is salt water, and 3% is fresh water; slightly over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polarice caps. The remaining unfrozen freshwater is found mainly as groundwater, with only a small fraction (0.008%) present above ground or in the air.

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Africa's Clean ENERGY REVOLUTION: Future MEGAPROJECTS

Africa's population explosion presents humanity us with a once-in-our-species chance to make our fastest growing area leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past to instead embrace the renewable energy of the future.
Subscribe to TDC:
https://www.youtube.com/TheDailyConversation/
Video based on this article in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/news/can-wind-and-solar-fuel-africa-s-future-1.20907
Video by Bryce Plank and Robin WestMusic:
"Disturbances" by Matt Stewart-Evans:
https://soundcloud.com/mattstewartevans
https://www.facebook.com/Matthew.Stewart.Evans
"Ambitions" by Glimpse:
https://soundcloud.com/glimpse_official
Script:
The total population of Africa is projected to roughly quadruple to about four billion by 2100, driving the total global population past 11 billion. Producing all the energy that all these people will use could obliterate any efforts we’re now making to battle climate change. But Africa’s population explosion is also a tremendous opportunity, because all the power plants where all these people will get all their electricity from haven’t been built yet.
This means humanity is now being presented with a once-in-the-lifetime-of-our-species shot to make our planet's fastest growing region leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past, to embrace a future of clean, renewable energy.
This is how that optimistic vision of the future can become reality.
The residents of Zambia don’t need any reminders that climate change threatens their way of life. The region is suffering its worst drought in 35 years, that’s big trouble for a country that gets nearly all of its power from the force of water passing through three hydroelectric dams. No water means no electricity, and no electricity means blackouts that have frequently brought commerce and productivity to a standstill, gutting the Zambian economy and causing many to lose their jobs.
All across Africa, country are confronting the same problem: a constant lack-of-power. Sub Saharan Africa — all 910 million people — consume less electricity than the 4.8 million people of Alabama. Overall, more than half of all Africans have no access to electricity.
But this is changing, thanks to the emergence of renewable energy. The cost of building larger-scale solar panel and wind turbine farms continues to plummet, making governments and utilities more likely to choose them over traditional sources like hydro, coal, nuclear or natural gas. As we saw with the water shortage in Zambia — or the nuclear meltdown a few years ago after the earthquake in Japan — power stations of the past are less reliable, more expensive, far worse for our environment, and slower to build.
So this seems like a no-brainer, Africa needs to go green, baby! There’re just three problems.
One, until now planners have lacked the necessary data to identify where to develop wind and solar projects that are socially equitable, have low-environmental impact, and are most cost-effective. This problem was recently tackled by a groundbreaking study of 21 countries that combined satellite and ground measurements with geospatial data on roads, towns, and existing power lines. It provides the first blueprint for where wind and solar projects should be built to maximize their effectiveness.
The study also revealed Africa’s eye-opening, untapped potential for renewable energy generation. There are an estimated 550 million megawatts of potential solar and wind power spread across the continent, just waiting to be harvested. That’s 3,700 times as much electricity as Africa currently consumes.
That’s so much extra energy, that Africa should aim to be powered 100% by renewables by 2050. It’s even possible for Africa to become a clean energy exporting superpower by sending its abundant surpluses of electricity to Europe; the Middle East, India and the rest of Asia; and even the Americas.
Of course, this is dependent on overcoming the second major challenge: the continent’s completely inadequate power grid. Modernizing it to connect clean power stations with cities all over Africa will be a long-term megaproject costing tens of billions of dollars in the coming decades.
For fast-growing urban areas — like Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Mogadishu, and Johannesburg — uninterrupted electricity is critical for the emerging industries that will fuel economic growth and provide jobs for billions.
On the other hand, most Africans currently live in small villages and towns, so their energy needs can be met by inexpensive solar and wind turbine systems that are located on-site, but are disconnected from the main grid.
The challenge will be connecting cities — where more and more people are moving — with the mega-power stations that will often be built far away, in geographical sweet spots to maximize the amount of harvestable solar rays and wind gusts.

4:47

Africa has a huge untapped renewable energy potential

Africa has a huge untapped renewable energy potential

Africa has a huge untapped renewable energy potential

Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to continental GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. This is especially ironic, given the continent's untapped electricity potential. The content has nearly 500 Gigawatts of generation potential in hydro, geothermal and wind power alone. By far the biggest, however, is solar power, at 11 terawatts, most of which is completely untapped. However, as the President of the African Development Bank explained to CCTV's Ramah Nyang, expanding access to affordable, reliable electricity isn't just about manufacturing.

Renewable Energy Africa

S.Africa moving towards renewable energy

Original Publish Date: || Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:49:55 GMT || South Africa is moving more towards renewable energy and solar power is seen by many as an important contributor. Peter Haylett and Davin Chown join CNBC Africa for more.

2:22

Why solar power is spreading so fast in Africa | The Economist

Why solar power is spreading so fast in Africa | The Economist

Why solar power is spreading so fast in Africa | The Economist

Africans have been waiting for decades for the mains electricity which the rich world takes for granted. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 910m people consume less electricity each year than the 4.8m people of Alabama. Many more who are on the grid suffer brown-outs and dangerous surges in current. But a solar revolution is afoot.
Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.st/2F8I0jB
In 2009 just 1% of sub-Saharan Africans used solar lighting. Now it is nearly 5% or 11m people. The InternationalEnergyAgency, a Paris-based government think-tank, reckons that 500m more people will have solar electricity by 2030,
Why is solar power spreading so fast in Africa? There are three main reasons.
First, solar panel technology has improved. Efficiency gains and mass production mean that modern photovoltaic panels have plunged in price per watt – to around 30 cents.
Second, low-energy bulbs have got better and cheaper. Modern solar lamps cost as little as $8—they charge by day and give light by night. They replace costly and dangerous alternatives - Africans waste $10 billion a year on kerosene. Even worse are candles, open fires—or darkness, which hurts productivity and encourages crime.
The third, crucial development is in storage, as lamps are needed at night and solar power is collected in the daytime. Old nickel cadmium batteries wore out after 500 recharges; lithium-based ones can manage 2,000 and store much more electricity
Additionally, solar power is increasingly well-financed in Africa. Aid donors are sponsoring more ambitious projects – specially designed fridges and televisions, for example. Bigger solar systems can run a school or clinic, a grain mill or irrigation pump, or even a whole village.
Some dismiss solar as a second-best solution. But conventional, centralised electrical grids have proved unreliable and inefficient in the past -- and solar is much better than nothing.
DailyWatch: mind-stretching short films throughout the working week.
For more from Economist Films visit: http://econ.st/2F6DWQL
Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk
Like The Economist on Facebook: http://econ.st/2F7ejiJ
Follow The Economist on Twitter: http://econ.st/2F6SsIo
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3:43

Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) Presentation

Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) Presentation

Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) Presentation

The AfricaRenewable EnergyInitiative (AREI) is a transformative, Africa-owned and Africa-led inclusive effort to accelerate and scale up the harnessing of the continent’s huge renewable energy potential. Under the mandate of the African Union, and endorsed by African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), the Initiative is set to achieve at least 10 GW of new and additional renewable energy generation capacity by 2020, and mobilize the African potential to generate at least 300 GW by 2030.
Visit www.arei.org for more information and downloads.

3:37

Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Head of Advisory Services at Energy 4 Impact, Shashank Verma joins CGTN to shade more light on renewable energy in Africa now.
Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ow.ly/Zvqj30aIsgY
Follow us on:
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Renewable energy in Africa [The Grand Angle]

Two out of every three people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity, according to the US government's Power Africa statistics. For some time now, several reports have been released detailing the potential and predicted growth for Africa’s renewable energy sector and the GrandAngle takes a look into it.…
READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/02/21/renewable-energy-in-africa-the-grand-angle
Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews
Africanews is available in English and French.
Website : www.africanews.com
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Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

14:29

The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
Check out more TED Talks: http://www.ted.com
The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more.
Follow TED on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks
Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED
Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/TED

Renewable energy solutions, especially solar mini-grids can be used to provide electricity to the rural areas in Africa. Such schemes can be regulated as micro integrated utilities. In Kenya where GIZ has been supporting rural electrification efforts through the implementation of mini-grids, the improvement of social, economic and environmental values in the electrified villages is immediately visible. Technical skills are however essential to address the operational challenges that solar village mini-grids require. Talek Power pilot project paved the way in the enhancement of rural electrification in the region. The project demonstrated that solar hybrid mini-grids, when properly designed are also commercially viable.

Renewable Energy Powers South Africa Through LEMCO

The African Renewable Energy for Electricity Production- by Muna Lemma

The African Renewable Energy for Electricity Production- by Muna Lemma

The African Renewable Energy for Electricity Production- by Muna Lemma

9:14

SOTE Renewable Energy, Powering up West Africa

SOTE Renewable Energy, Powering up West Africa

SOTE Renewable Energy, Powering up West Africa

The GreenActors of West Africa present SOTE: The State of the Environment, a video series on the major environmental topics in the region. This episode with a duration of 10 min. is about renewable energy. One of the defining challenges of our age is finding more energy while at the same time emitting less carbon dioxide. West Africa too will have too take responsibility in stopping climate change.

Africa's Clean ENERGY REVOLUTION: Future MEGAPROJECTS

Africa's population explosion presents humanity us with a once-in-our-species chance to make our fastest growing area leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past to instead embrace the renewable energy of the future.
Subscribe to TDC:
https://www.youtube.com/TheDailyConversation/
Video based on this article in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/news/can-wind-and-solar-fuel-africa-s-future-1.20907
Video by Bryce Plank and Robin WestMusic:
"Disturbances" by Matt Stewart-Evans:
https://soundcloud.com/mattstewartevans
https://www.facebook.com/Matthew.Stewart.Evans
"Ambitions" by Glimpse:
https://soundcloud.com/glimpse_official
Script:
The total population of Africa is projected to roughly quadruple to about four billion by 2100, driving the total global population past 11 billion. Producing all the e...

published: 04 Apr 2017

Africa has a huge untapped renewable energy potential

Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to continental GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. This is especially ironic, given the continent's untapped electricity potential. The content has nearly 500 Gigawatts of generation potential in hydro, geothermal and wind power alone. By far the biggest, however, is solar power, at 11 terawatts, most of which is completely untapped. However, as the President of the African Development Bank explained to CCTV's Ramah Nyang, expanding access to affordable, reliable electricity isn't just about manufacturing.

published: 01 Jul 2016

Renewable Energy Africa

S.Africa moving towards renewable energy

Original Publish Date: || Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:49:55 GMT || South Africa is moving more towards renewable energy and solar power is seen by many as an important contributor. Peter Haylett and Davin Chown join CNBC Africa for more.

published: 02 Feb 2017

Why solar power is spreading so fast in Africa | The Economist

Africans have been waiting for decades for the mains electricity which the rich world takes for granted. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 910m people consume less electricity each year than the 4.8m people of Alabama. Many more who are on the grid suffer brown-outs and dangerous surges in current. But a solar revolution is afoot.
Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: http://econ.st/2F8I0jB
In 2009 just 1% of sub-Saharan Africans used solar lighting. Now it is nearly 5% or 11m people. The InternationalEnergyAgency, a Paris-based government think-tank, reckons that 500m more people will have solar electricity by 2030,
Why is solar power spreading so fast in Africa? There are three main reasons.
First, solar panel technology has improved. Efficiency gains and mass production mean t...

published: 16 Jan 2015

Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) Presentation

The AfricaRenewable EnergyInitiative (AREI) is a transformative, Africa-owned and Africa-led inclusive effort to accelerate and scale up the harnessing of the continent’s huge renewable energy potential. Under the mandate of the African Union, and endorsed by African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), the Initiative is set to achieve at least 10 GW of new and additional renewable energy generation capacity by 2020, and mobilize the African potential to generate at least 300 GW by 2030.
Visit www.arei.org for more information and downloads.

published: 07 Dec 2015

Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Head of Advisory Services at Energy 4 Impact, Shashank Verma joins CGTN to shade more light on renewable energy in Africa now.
Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ow.ly/Zvqj30aIsgY
Follow us on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cgtnafrica/
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Renewable energy in Africa [The Grand Angle]

Two out of every three people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity, according to the US government's Power Africa statistics. For some time now, several reports have been released detailing the potential and predicted growth for Africa’s renewable energy sector and the GrandAngle takes a look into it.…
READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/02/21/renewable-energy-in-africa-the-grand-angle
Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews
Africanews is available in English and French.
Website : www.africanews.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

published: 21 Feb 2017

The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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Renewable energy solutions, especially solar mini-grids can be used to provide electricity to the rural areas in Africa. Such schemes can be regulated as micro integrated utilities. In Kenya where GIZ has been supporting rural electrification efforts through the implementation of mini-grids, the improvement of social, economic and environmental values in the electrified villages is immediately visible. Technical skills are however essential to address the operational challenges that solar village mini-grids require. Talek Power pilot project paved the way in the enhancement of rural electrification in the region. The project demonstrated that solar hybrid mini-grids, when properly designed are also commercially viable.

Renewable Energy Powers South Africa Through LEMCO

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The African Renewable Energy for Electricity Production- by Muna Lemma

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SOTE Renewable Energy, Powering up West Africa

The GreenActors of West Africa present SOTE: The State of the Environment, a video series on the major environmental topics in the region. This episode with a duration of 10 min. is about renewable energy. One of the defining challenges of our age is finding more energy while at the same time emitting less carbon dioxide. West Africa too will have too take responsibility in stopping climate change.

Africa's Clean ENERGY REVOLUTION: Future MEGAPROJECTS

Africa's population explosion presents humanity us with a once-in-our-species chance to make our fastest growing area leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past to in...

Africa's population explosion presents humanity us with a once-in-our-species chance to make our fastest growing area leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past to instead embrace the renewable energy of the future.
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The total population of Africa is projected to roughly quadruple to about four billion by 2100, driving the total global population past 11 billion. Producing all the energy that all these people will use could obliterate any efforts we’re now making to battle climate change. But Africa’s population explosion is also a tremendous opportunity, because all the power plants where all these people will get all their electricity from haven’t been built yet.
This means humanity is now being presented with a once-in-the-lifetime-of-our-species shot to make our planet's fastest growing region leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past, to embrace a future of clean, renewable energy.
This is how that optimistic vision of the future can become reality.
The residents of Zambia don’t need any reminders that climate change threatens their way of life. The region is suffering its worst drought in 35 years, that’s big trouble for a country that gets nearly all of its power from the force of water passing through three hydroelectric dams. No water means no electricity, and no electricity means blackouts that have frequently brought commerce and productivity to a standstill, gutting the Zambian economy and causing many to lose their jobs.
All across Africa, country are confronting the same problem: a constant lack-of-power. Sub Saharan Africa — all 910 million people — consume less electricity than the 4.8 million people of Alabama. Overall, more than half of all Africans have no access to electricity.
But this is changing, thanks to the emergence of renewable energy. The cost of building larger-scale solar panel and wind turbine farms continues to plummet, making governments and utilities more likely to choose them over traditional sources like hydro, coal, nuclear or natural gas. As we saw with the water shortage in Zambia — or the nuclear meltdown a few years ago after the earthquake in Japan — power stations of the past are less reliable, more expensive, far worse for our environment, and slower to build.
So this seems like a no-brainer, Africa needs to go green, baby! There’re just three problems.
One, until now planners have lacked the necessary data to identify where to develop wind and solar projects that are socially equitable, have low-environmental impact, and are most cost-effective. This problem was recently tackled by a groundbreaking study of 21 countries that combined satellite and ground measurements with geospatial data on roads, towns, and existing power lines. It provides the first blueprint for where wind and solar projects should be built to maximize their effectiveness.
The study also revealed Africa’s eye-opening, untapped potential for renewable energy generation. There are an estimated 550 million megawatts of potential solar and wind power spread across the continent, just waiting to be harvested. That’s 3,700 times as much electricity as Africa currently consumes.
That’s so much extra energy, that Africa should aim to be powered 100% by renewables by 2050. It’s even possible for Africa to become a clean energy exporting superpower by sending its abundant surpluses of electricity to Europe; the Middle East, India and the rest of Asia; and even the Americas.
Of course, this is dependent on overcoming the second major challenge: the continent’s completely inadequate power grid. Modernizing it to connect clean power stations with cities all over Africa will be a long-term megaproject costing tens of billions of dollars in the coming decades.
For fast-growing urban areas — like Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Mogadishu, and Johannesburg — uninterrupted electricity is critical for the emerging industries that will fuel economic growth and provide jobs for billions.
On the other hand, most Africans currently live in small villages and towns, so their energy needs can be met by inexpensive solar and wind turbine systems that are located on-site, but are disconnected from the main grid.
The challenge will be connecting cities — where more and more people are moving — with the mega-power stations that will often be built far away, in geographical sweet spots to maximize the amount of harvestable solar rays and wind gusts.

Africa's population explosion presents humanity us with a once-in-our-species chance to make our fastest growing area leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past to instead embrace the renewable energy of the future.
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The total population of Africa is projected to roughly quadruple to about four billion by 2100, driving the total global population past 11 billion. Producing all the energy that all these people will use could obliterate any efforts we’re now making to battle climate change. But Africa’s population explosion is also a tremendous opportunity, because all the power plants where all these people will get all their electricity from haven’t been built yet.
This means humanity is now being presented with a once-in-the-lifetime-of-our-species shot to make our planet's fastest growing region leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past, to embrace a future of clean, renewable energy.
This is how that optimistic vision of the future can become reality.
The residents of Zambia don’t need any reminders that climate change threatens their way of life. The region is suffering its worst drought in 35 years, that’s big trouble for a country that gets nearly all of its power from the force of water passing through three hydroelectric dams. No water means no electricity, and no electricity means blackouts that have frequently brought commerce and productivity to a standstill, gutting the Zambian economy and causing many to lose their jobs.
All across Africa, country are confronting the same problem: a constant lack-of-power. Sub Saharan Africa — all 910 million people — consume less electricity than the 4.8 million people of Alabama. Overall, more than half of all Africans have no access to electricity.
But this is changing, thanks to the emergence of renewable energy. The cost of building larger-scale solar panel and wind turbine farms continues to plummet, making governments and utilities more likely to choose them over traditional sources like hydro, coal, nuclear or natural gas. As we saw with the water shortage in Zambia — or the nuclear meltdown a few years ago after the earthquake in Japan — power stations of the past are less reliable, more expensive, far worse for our environment, and slower to build.
So this seems like a no-brainer, Africa needs to go green, baby! There’re just three problems.
One, until now planners have lacked the necessary data to identify where to develop wind and solar projects that are socially equitable, have low-environmental impact, and are most cost-effective. This problem was recently tackled by a groundbreaking study of 21 countries that combined satellite and ground measurements with geospatial data on roads, towns, and existing power lines. It provides the first blueprint for where wind and solar projects should be built to maximize their effectiveness.
The study also revealed Africa’s eye-opening, untapped potential for renewable energy generation. There are an estimated 550 million megawatts of potential solar and wind power spread across the continent, just waiting to be harvested. That’s 3,700 times as much electricity as Africa currently consumes.
That’s so much extra energy, that Africa should aim to be powered 100% by renewables by 2050. It’s even possible for Africa to become a clean energy exporting superpower by sending its abundant surpluses of electricity to Europe; the Middle East, India and the rest of Asia; and even the Americas.
Of course, this is dependent on overcoming the second major challenge: the continent’s completely inadequate power grid. Modernizing it to connect clean power stations with cities all over Africa will be a long-term megaproject costing tens of billions of dollars in the coming decades.
For fast-growing urban areas — like Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Mogadishu, and Johannesburg — uninterrupted electricity is critical for the emerging industries that will fuel economic growth and provide jobs for billions.
On the other hand, most Africans currently live in small villages and towns, so their energy needs can be met by inexpensive solar and wind turbine systems that are located on-site, but are disconnected from the main grid.
The challenge will be connecting cities — where more and more people are moving — with the mega-power stations that will often be built far away, in geographical sweet spots to maximize the amount of harvestable solar rays and wind gusts.

Africa has a huge untapped renewable energy potential

Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to continental GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. This is es...

Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to continental GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. This is especially ironic, given the continent's untapped electricity potential. The content has nearly 500 Gigawatts of generation potential in hydro, geothermal and wind power alone. By far the biggest, however, is solar power, at 11 terawatts, most of which is completely untapped. However, as the President of the African Development Bank explained to CCTV's Ramah Nyang, expanding access to affordable, reliable electricity isn't just about manufacturing.

Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to continental GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. This is especially ironic, given the continent's untapped electricity potential. The content has nearly 500 Gigawatts of generation potential in hydro, geothermal and wind power alone. By far the biggest, however, is solar power, at 11 terawatts, most of which is completely untapped. However, as the President of the African Development Bank explained to CCTV's Ramah Nyang, expanding access to affordable, reliable electricity isn't just about manufacturing.

S.Africa moving towards renewable energy

Original Publish Date: || Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:49:55 GMT || South Africa is moving more towards renewable energy and solar power is seen by many as an important ...

Original Publish Date: || Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:49:55 GMT || South Africa is moving more towards renewable energy and solar power is seen by many as an important contributor. Peter Haylett and Davin Chown join CNBC Africa for more.

Original Publish Date: || Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:49:55 GMT || South Africa is moving more towards renewable energy and solar power is seen by many as an important contributor. Peter Haylett and Davin Chown join CNBC Africa for more.

Why solar power is spreading so fast in Africa | The Economist

Africans have been waiting for decades for the mains electricity which the rich world takes for granted. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 910m people consume less electrici...

Africans have been waiting for decades for the mains electricity which the rich world takes for granted. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 910m people consume less electricity each year than the 4.8m people of Alabama. Many more who are on the grid suffer brown-outs and dangerous surges in current. But a solar revolution is afoot.
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In 2009 just 1% of sub-Saharan Africans used solar lighting. Now it is nearly 5% or 11m people. The InternationalEnergyAgency, a Paris-based government think-tank, reckons that 500m more people will have solar electricity by 2030,
Why is solar power spreading so fast in Africa? There are three main reasons.
First, solar panel technology has improved. Efficiency gains and mass production mean that modern photovoltaic panels have plunged in price per watt – to around 30 cents.
Second, low-energy bulbs have got better and cheaper. Modern solar lamps cost as little as $8—they charge by day and give light by night. They replace costly and dangerous alternatives - Africans waste $10 billion a year on kerosene. Even worse are candles, open fires—or darkness, which hurts productivity and encourages crime.
The third, crucial development is in storage, as lamps are needed at night and solar power is collected in the daytime. Old nickel cadmium batteries wore out after 500 recharges; lithium-based ones can manage 2,000 and store much more electricity
Additionally, solar power is increasingly well-financed in Africa. Aid donors are sponsoring more ambitious projects – specially designed fridges and televisions, for example. Bigger solar systems can run a school or clinic, a grain mill or irrigation pump, or even a whole village.
Some dismiss solar as a second-best solution. But conventional, centralised electrical grids have proved unreliable and inefficient in the past -- and solar is much better than nothing.
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Africans have been waiting for decades for the mains electricity which the rich world takes for granted. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 910m people consume less electricity each year than the 4.8m people of Alabama. Many more who are on the grid suffer brown-outs and dangerous surges in current. But a solar revolution is afoot.
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In 2009 just 1% of sub-Saharan Africans used solar lighting. Now it is nearly 5% or 11m people. The InternationalEnergyAgency, a Paris-based government think-tank, reckons that 500m more people will have solar electricity by 2030,
Why is solar power spreading so fast in Africa? There are three main reasons.
First, solar panel technology has improved. Efficiency gains and mass production mean that modern photovoltaic panels have plunged in price per watt – to around 30 cents.
Second, low-energy bulbs have got better and cheaper. Modern solar lamps cost as little as $8—they charge by day and give light by night. They replace costly and dangerous alternatives - Africans waste $10 billion a year on kerosene. Even worse are candles, open fires—or darkness, which hurts productivity and encourages crime.
The third, crucial development is in storage, as lamps are needed at night and solar power is collected in the daytime. Old nickel cadmium batteries wore out after 500 recharges; lithium-based ones can manage 2,000 and store much more electricity
Additionally, solar power is increasingly well-financed in Africa. Aid donors are sponsoring more ambitious projects – specially designed fridges and televisions, for example. Bigger solar systems can run a school or clinic, a grain mill or irrigation pump, or even a whole village.
Some dismiss solar as a second-best solution. But conventional, centralised electrical grids have proved unreliable and inefficient in the past -- and solar is much better than nothing.
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The AfricaRenewable EnergyInitiative (AREI) is a transformative, Africa-owned and Africa-led inclusive effort to accelerate and scale up the harnessing of the continent’s huge renewable energy potential. Under the mandate of the African Union, and endorsed by African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), the Initiative is set to achieve at least 10 GW of new and additional renewable energy generation capacity by 2020, and mobilize the African potential to generate at least 300 GW by 2030.
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The AfricaRenewable EnergyInitiative (AREI) is a transformative, Africa-owned and Africa-led inclusive effort to accelerate and scale up the harnessing of the continent’s huge renewable energy potential. Under the mandate of the African Union, and endorsed by African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), the Initiative is set to achieve at least 10 GW of new and additional renewable energy generation capacity by 2020, and mobilize the African potential to generate at least 300 GW by 2030.
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Two out of every three people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity, according to the US government's Power Africa statistics. For some time now, several reports have been released detailing the potential and predicted growth for Africa’s renewable energy sector and the GrandAngle takes a look into it.…
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Two out of every three people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity, according to the US government's Power Africa statistics. For some time now, several reports have been released detailing the potential and predicted growth for Africa’s renewable energy sector and the GrandAngle takes a look into it.…
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There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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Renewable energy solutions, especially solar mini-grids can be used to provide electricity to the rural areas in Africa. Such schemes can be regulated as micro ...

Renewable energy solutions, especially solar mini-grids can be used to provide electricity to the rural areas in Africa. Such schemes can be regulated as micro integrated utilities. In Kenya where GIZ has been supporting rural electrification efforts through the implementation of mini-grids, the improvement of social, economic and environmental values in the electrified villages is immediately visible. Technical skills are however essential to address the operational challenges that solar village mini-grids require. Talek Power pilot project paved the way in the enhancement of rural electrification in the region. The project demonstrated that solar hybrid mini-grids, when properly designed are also commercially viable.

Renewable energy solutions, especially solar mini-grids can be used to provide electricity to the rural areas in Africa. Such schemes can be regulated as micro integrated utilities. In Kenya where GIZ has been supporting rural electrification efforts through the implementation of mini-grids, the improvement of social, economic and environmental values in the electrified villages is immediately visible. Technical skills are however essential to address the operational challenges that solar village mini-grids require. Talek Power pilot project paved the way in the enhancement of rural electrification in the region. The project demonstrated that solar hybrid mini-grids, when properly designed are also commercially viable.

The GreenActors of West Africa present SOTE: The State of the Environment, a video series on the major environmental topics in the region. This episode with a duration of 10 min. is about renewable energy. One of the defining challenges of our age is finding more energy while at the same time emitting less carbon dioxide. West Africa too will have too take responsibility in stopping climate change.

The GreenActors of West Africa present SOTE: The State of the Environment, a video series on the major environmental topics in the region. This episode with a duration of 10 min. is about renewable energy. One of the defining challenges of our age is finding more energy while at the same time emitting less carbon dioxide. West Africa too will have too take responsibility in stopping climate change.

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The South African renewable energy program suffered another setback on Tuesday. The National union of metal workers and NGOTransformRSA pressured the Department of Energy and its new energy minister, Jeff Radebe, to delay signing 27 outstanding renewable energy independent power producer and power purchase agreements. Angelo Coppola has more.
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Time to deCOALonise Africa and leapfrog straight to renewable energy sources

Time to deCOALonise Africa and leapfrog straight to renewable energy sources
The bitter legacy of Africa’s colonial history, deeply embedded in divisive, and extractive political systems continues, in part, at the hands of the coal industry. Resistance is characteristic of the story of Africa and can be seen through communities standing up to fossil fuels exploration and would rather embrace clean energy alternatives. Perhaps through bolstering our support at this level, we can build and champion for a deCOALonised of Africa. By LERATO LETEBELE and BRIAN KAMANZI.
The late 19th and early 20th centuries the “Scramble for Africa” saw competing European imperial forces divide up the continent with the complicity of local elites. The burning of fossil fuels was central to the developments of t...

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350 Africa: Ghana is going renewable!

Ghana is one of the most stable African democracies. Led by the iconic Kwame Nkrumah, in 1957 the nation became the first African colony to become independent. Now Ghana aims to be at the forefront of a new revolution: renewable energy, in particular solar power. A short video for social media usage, produced for 350 Africa by Elio Stamm, assisted by Henry Desouza Nelson.

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Somalia launches first renewable energy power plant

Somalia is embracing new innovation to generate renewable energy. CGTN's Abdulaziz Billow reports now from northern Somalia where one electric company is combing fuel, wind and solar power to light towns and villages.
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Renewable energy shifts south african power commodity market towards transmission equipment upgrades, report
The South African power commodity market is changing, and renewable energy is taking centre stage. The growing contribution of renewable power and its inherent intermittent nature will drive demand for upgraded transmission equipment and infrastructure that require minimum maintenance and have a longer service life. While switchgears, transformers, and reactors are critical in supplying quality power to customers in a cost-effective manner, power utilities should look towards OEMs to improve pro...

published: 12 Dec 2017

The African Renewable Energy for Electricity Production- by Muna Lemma

published: 05 Dec 2017

Renewable energy investments in Africa

To support African countries in increasing their clean energy generation, two Nordic public finance institutions (USD 19 million) have invested in a responsAbility-managed energy holding focusing on Sub-Saharan African countries. We spoke with one of them, NDF, about their contribution and the importance of partnership.

published: 21 Nov 2017

Car News - Bmw dumps coal in pledge for 100% renewable power

Car News - Bmw dumps coal in pledge for 100% renewable power
BMW AG’s plan to switch exclusively to green electricity finds it tapping some unusual power sources, including a South African biomass plant that runs on cow dung and chicken droppings. The arrangeme...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-14/bmw-dumps-coal-for-cow-pies-in-pledge-for-100-renewable-power

published: 20 Nov 2017

Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Head of Advisory Services at Energy 4 Impact, Shashank Verma joins CGTN to shade more light on renewable energy in Africa now.
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The South African renewable energy program suffered another setback on Tuesday. The National union of metal workers and NGOTransformRSA pressured the Department of Energy and its new energy minister, Jeff Radebe, to delay signing 27 outstanding renewable energy independent power producer and power purchase agreements. Angelo Coppola has more.
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Time to deCOALonise Africa and leapfrog straight to renewable energy sources

Time to deCOALonise Africa and leapfrog straight to renewable energy sources
The bitter legacy of Africa’s colonial history, deeply embedded in divisive, and ex...

Time to deCOALonise Africa and leapfrog straight to renewable energy sources
The bitter legacy of Africa’s colonial history, deeply embedded in divisive, and extractive political systems continues, in part, at the hands of the coal industry. Resistance is characteristic of the story of Africa and can be seen through communities standing up to fossil fuels exploration and would rather embrace clean energy alternatives. Perhaps through bolstering our support at this level, we can build and champion for a deCOALonised of Africa. By LERATO LETEBELE and BRIAN KAMANZI.
The late 19th and early 20th centuries the “Scramble for Africa” saw competing European imperial forces divide up the continent with the complicity of local elites. The burning of fossil fuels was central to the developments of the industrial period. Today, a new wave of corporate colonisation unfolds that profits multinational corporations. At the level of energy production, any new coal infrastructure comes at great cost: local environmental destruction, displacement of local peoples, and an intensification of the pace of climate impacts while profits are channelled elsewhere, outside of Africa, deep in the pockets of few corporate beneficiaries.
This wealthy elite to continue to erode the gains fought for through mass struggle across the region.
Many of these corporations secure highly undemocratic and questionable contracts that undermine environmental and social protection. Finding loopholes and actively pursuing means that threaten moderate gains through the state. Further, fossil fuel corporations show criminal disregard towards the urgency to limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, which is an immediate and pressing challenge facing our generation today. It is clear, the same values and material interests underpin this new push for coal as the early waves of colonialism in Africa: greed, exploitation and a disregard for the lives of millions across the planet.
From DRC, Nigeria, Tanzania, traces of neo-colonial development projects in independent Africa, propped by Western powers sprout at a time when we're seeing devastating climate impacts fast becoming a norm. Is Africa the last frontier for coal expansion in a world where rapid developments in renewables send elite nations hurtling in the opposite direction?
In Africa, climate change is not just an environmental problem, but a large-scale humanitarian problem too. It is no longer a distant threat, but a severe crisis that is already unfolding around us. Despite the causal link between modern energy and economic development, Africa remains energy deprived by comparison. Today, 630 million people live in abject energy poverty, unable to access reliable electricity sources. These factors largely contribute to the continent’s growing appetite for coal production.

Time to deCOALonise Africa and leapfrog straight to renewable energy sources
The bitter legacy of Africa’s colonial history, deeply embedded in divisive, and extractive political systems continues, in part, at the hands of the coal industry. Resistance is characteristic of the story of Africa and can be seen through communities standing up to fossil fuels exploration and would rather embrace clean energy alternatives. Perhaps through bolstering our support at this level, we can build and champion for a deCOALonised of Africa. By LERATO LETEBELE and BRIAN KAMANZI.
The late 19th and early 20th centuries the “Scramble for Africa” saw competing European imperial forces divide up the continent with the complicity of local elites. The burning of fossil fuels was central to the developments of the industrial period. Today, a new wave of corporate colonisation unfolds that profits multinational corporations. At the level of energy production, any new coal infrastructure comes at great cost: local environmental destruction, displacement of local peoples, and an intensification of the pace of climate impacts while profits are channelled elsewhere, outside of Africa, deep in the pockets of few corporate beneficiaries.
This wealthy elite to continue to erode the gains fought for through mass struggle across the region.
Many of these corporations secure highly undemocratic and questionable contracts that undermine environmental and social protection. Finding loopholes and actively pursuing means that threaten moderate gains through the state. Further, fossil fuel corporations show criminal disregard towards the urgency to limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, which is an immediate and pressing challenge facing our generation today. It is clear, the same values and material interests underpin this new push for coal as the early waves of colonialism in Africa: greed, exploitation and a disregard for the lives of millions across the planet.
From DRC, Nigeria, Tanzania, traces of neo-colonial development projects in independent Africa, propped by Western powers sprout at a time when we're seeing devastating climate impacts fast becoming a norm. Is Africa the last frontier for coal expansion in a world where rapid developments in renewables send elite nations hurtling in the opposite direction?
In Africa, climate change is not just an environmental problem, but a large-scale humanitarian problem too. It is no longer a distant threat, but a severe crisis that is already unfolding around us. Despite the causal link between modern energy and economic development, Africa remains energy deprived by comparison. Today, 630 million people live in abject energy poverty, unable to access reliable electricity sources. These factors largely contribute to the continent’s growing appetite for coal production.

Ghana is one of the most stable African democracies. Led by the iconic Kwame Nkrumah, in 1957 the nation became the first African colony to become independent. Now Ghana aims to be at the forefront of a new revolution: renewable energy, in particular solar power. A short video for social media usage, produced for 350 Africa by Elio Stamm, assisted by Henry Desouza Nelson.

Ghana is one of the most stable African democracies. Led by the iconic Kwame Nkrumah, in 1957 the nation became the first African colony to become independent. Now Ghana aims to be at the forefront of a new revolution: renewable energy, in particular solar power. A short video for social media usage, produced for 350 Africa by Elio Stamm, assisted by Henry Desouza Nelson.

Somalia launches first renewable energy power plant

Somalia is embracing new innovation to generate renewable energy. CGTN's Abdulaziz Billow reports now from northern Somalia where one electric company is combin...

Somalia is embracing new innovation to generate renewable energy. CGTN's Abdulaziz Billow reports now from northern Somalia where one electric company is combing fuel, wind and solar power to light towns and villages.
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Somalia is embracing new innovation to generate renewable energy. CGTN's Abdulaziz Billow reports now from northern Somalia where one electric company is combing fuel, wind and solar power to light towns and villages.
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Renewable energy shifts south african power commodity market towards transmission equipment upgrades, report
The South African power commodity market is changing, and renewable energy is taking centre stage. The growing contribution of renewable power and its inherent intermittent nature will drive demand for upgraded transmission equipment and infrastructure that require minimum maintenance and have a longer service life. While switchgears, transformers, and reactors are critical in supplying quality power to customers in a cost-effective manner, power utilities should look towards OEMs to improve pro...

Renewable energy shifts south african power commodity market towards transmission equipment upgrades, report
The South African power commodity market is changing, and renewable energy is taking centre stage. The growing contribution of renewable power and its inherent intermittent nature will drive demand for upgraded transmission equipment and infrastructure that require minimum maintenance and have a longer service life. While switchgears, transformers, and reactors are critical in supplying quality power to customers in a cost-effective manner, power utilities should look towards OEMs to improve pro...

Renewable energy investments in Africa

To support African countries in increasing their clean energy generation, two Nordic public finance institutions (USD 19 million) have invested in a responsAbi...

To support African countries in increasing their clean energy generation, two Nordic public finance institutions (USD 19 million) have invested in a responsAbility-managed energy holding focusing on Sub-Saharan African countries. We spoke with one of them, NDF, about their contribution and the importance of partnership.

To support African countries in increasing their clean energy generation, two Nordic public finance institutions (USD 19 million) have invested in a responsAbility-managed energy holding focusing on Sub-Saharan African countries. We spoke with one of them, NDF, about their contribution and the importance of partnership.

Car News - Bmw dumps coal in pledge for 100% renewable power
BMW AG’s plan to switch exclusively to green electricity finds it tapping some unusual power sources, including a South African biomass plant that runs on cow dung and chicken droppings. The arrangeme...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-14/bmw-dumps-coal-for-cow-pies-in-pledge-for-100-renewable-power

Car News - Bmw dumps coal in pledge for 100% renewable power
BMW AG’s plan to switch exclusively to green electricity finds it tapping some unusual power sources, including a South African biomass plant that runs on cow dung and chicken droppings. The arrangeme...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-14/bmw-dumps-coal-for-cow-pies-in-pledge-for-100-renewable-power

Power & EnergyAfrica is an imposing demonstration of its importance to the successful development of the power and energy sector in Kenya. Exhibiting at the la...

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Sub Saharan Africa is starved for electricity, the region's power sector is significantly underdeveloped, whether we look at energy access, installed capacity or overall consumption. There is a direct correlation between economic growth and electricity supply. If Sub Saharan Africa is to fulfil its promise, it needs power and lots of it. JoinCNBC Africa's Bronwyn Nielsen for this powerful dialogue, the first episode in a series of dialogues focused on Powering Africa.

Renewable Energy, Batteries and the Future of Power with Duwayno Robertson on MIND & MACHINE

With fossil fuels polluting the earth’s atmosphere and being in finite supply, technological advances in renewable energy such as solar, hydropower and wind are becoming more essential for our future. Batteries are at the core of making renewables power possible.
Our guest today is Duwayno Robertson. He’s an expert on batteries for future-forward automobiles and renewable energy systems.
Duwayno was a Fisker Automotive lead engineer overseeing everything that interacted with the battery, helping to create the ahead-of-it’s-time Fisker Karma eco-luxury automobile with its solar paneled roof and groundbreaking hybrid engine.
Since then he’s worked at two leading renewable-energy companies: Aquion and AGL, building a sustainable energy future.
We explore a full range of renewable energy o...

This webinar focuses on what policymakers and regulators across Africa can do to design more effective targets as they seek to scale up the share of renewable energy in the mix and attract private investment. It draws on examples from within Africa and from around the world.

published: 12 Apr 2016

#18 What if we change - Improving Energy Efficiency in Africa

The people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future are going green. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but prove that it is just good business to go with renewables.

Understanding Africa's energy agenda

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent of the population live without any power supply. In achieving this, all energy options are being considered and in the past few years, renewable energy sources have been the most prominent. Ahead of the upcoming Africa EnergyForum, this CNBC AfricaSpecial in partnership with Barclays Africa will look at what needs to be done to diversify Africa's energy sector, from the challenges to the opportunities.

published: 23 Jun 2016

IEA's Renewable Energy Market Report 2017

The CSISEnergy and National SecurityProgram is pleased to host Heymi Bahar, Project Manager of the Renewable EnergyDivision at the International Energy Agency (IEA), for a presentation of the IEA's Renewable Energy MarketReport 2017 (formerly titled Medium-Term Renewables Market Report). The report provides a detailed market analysis and overview of renewable electricity capacity and generation, biofuels production, and heat consumption, as well as a forecast for the period between 2017 and 2022. This year's report also assesses the off-grid solar market in Africa and developing Asia and the contribution of electric vehicles to renewable road transport.
Additionally, the Renewable Energy Market Report 2017 identifies a set of policy improvements in key markets that could accelerate th...

published: 12 Oct 2017

Renewable Energy Projects in Africa: Going from Concept to Pre-Feasibility

This session discusses how to manage renewable energy projects in Africa between the Concept and Pre-Feasibility steps. In particular, it highlights information and resources you should begin to plan around for later stages of development.
This is a part of the five-day workshop, "Developing and Structuring BankableRenewable EnergyProjects in Africa." For further information visit http://www.afribiz.org.

published: 10 Mar 2015

Business Daily Africa Live Stream - Renewable Energy

published: 25 Jan 2018

Renewable Power for All: Problems and Prospects

The lecture described IRENA’s efforts to build clean energy corridors in Africa, CentralAmerica, the Middle East and other regions through zoning to cluster renewable power plants in areas of high renewable resource potential; planning to include greater shares of cost-effective renewable electricity in the generating mix; enabling financing and opening up power markets to spur investment; and capacity building to provide the skills needed to plan, build and operate power grids with higher shares of renewable power.
Date: 4th March 2014
Speaker: Jeffrey Skeer, SeniorProgrammeOfficer for Technology Cooperation at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In this post, within IRENA’s Directorate for CountrySupport and Partnerships, he is working to promote clean energy corri...

Sub Saharan Africa is starved for electricity, the region's power sector is significantly underdeveloped, whether we look at energy access, installed capacity o...

Sub Saharan Africa is starved for electricity, the region's power sector is significantly underdeveloped, whether we look at energy access, installed capacity or overall consumption. There is a direct correlation between economic growth and electricity supply. If Sub Saharan Africa is to fulfil its promise, it needs power and lots of it. JoinCNBC Africa's Bronwyn Nielsen for this powerful dialogue, the first episode in a series of dialogues focused on Powering Africa.

Sub Saharan Africa is starved for electricity, the region's power sector is significantly underdeveloped, whether we look at energy access, installed capacity or overall consumption. There is a direct correlation between economic growth and electricity supply. If Sub Saharan Africa is to fulfil its promise, it needs power and lots of it. JoinCNBC Africa's Bronwyn Nielsen for this powerful dialogue, the first episode in a series of dialogues focused on Powering Africa.

Renewable Energy, Batteries and the Future of Power with Duwayno Robertson on MIND & MACHINE

With fossil fuels polluting the earth’s atmosphere and being in finite supply, technological advances in renewable energy such as solar, hydropower and wind are...

With fossil fuels polluting the earth’s atmosphere and being in finite supply, technological advances in renewable energy such as solar, hydropower and wind are becoming more essential for our future. Batteries are at the core of making renewables power possible.
Our guest today is Duwayno Robertson. He’s an expert on batteries for future-forward automobiles and renewable energy systems.
Duwayno was a Fisker Automotive lead engineer overseeing everything that interacted with the battery, helping to create the ahead-of-it’s-time Fisker Karma eco-luxury automobile with its solar paneled roof and groundbreaking hybrid engine.
Since then he’s worked at two leading renewable-energy companies: Aquion and AGL, building a sustainable energy future.
We explore a full range of renewable energy opportunities and challenges. And we look at potential breakthroughs on the horizon.
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With fossil fuels polluting the earth’s atmosphere and being in finite supply, technological advances in renewable energy such as solar, hydropower and wind are becoming more essential for our future. Batteries are at the core of making renewables power possible.
Our guest today is Duwayno Robertson. He’s an expert on batteries for future-forward automobiles and renewable energy systems.
Duwayno was a Fisker Automotive lead engineer overseeing everything that interacted with the battery, helping to create the ahead-of-it’s-time Fisker Karma eco-luxury automobile with its solar paneled roof and groundbreaking hybrid engine.
Since then he’s worked at two leading renewable-energy companies: Aquion and AGL, building a sustainable energy future.
We explore a full range of renewable energy opportunities and challenges. And we look at potential breakthroughs on the horizon.
Podcast version at: https://is.gd/MM_on_iTunes
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duwayno-robertson-416877/
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This webinar focuses on what policymakers and regulators across Africa can do to design more effective targets as they seek to scale up the share of renewable e...

This webinar focuses on what policymakers and regulators across Africa can do to design more effective targets as they seek to scale up the share of renewable energy in the mix and attract private investment. It draws on examples from within Africa and from around the world.

This webinar focuses on what policymakers and regulators across Africa can do to design more effective targets as they seek to scale up the share of renewable energy in the mix and attract private investment. It draws on examples from within Africa and from around the world.

The people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future are going green. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but prove that it is just good business to go with renewables.

The people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future are going green. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but prove that it is just good business to go with renewables.

Understanding Africa's energy agenda

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent...

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent of the population live without any power supply. In achieving this, all energy options are being considered and in the past few years, renewable energy sources have been the most prominent. Ahead of the upcoming Africa EnergyForum, this CNBC AfricaSpecial in partnership with Barclays Africa will look at what needs to be done to diversify Africa's energy sector, from the challenges to the opportunities.

Africa has the lowest per capita energy use of any continent. Over 600 million Africans live without electricity. In 11 African countries, more than 90 per cent of the population live without any power supply. In achieving this, all energy options are being considered and in the past few years, renewable energy sources have been the most prominent. Ahead of the upcoming Africa EnergyForum, this CNBC AfricaSpecial in partnership with Barclays Africa will look at what needs to be done to diversify Africa's energy sector, from the challenges to the opportunities.

The CSISEnergy and National SecurityProgram is pleased to host Heymi Bahar, Project Manager of the Renewable EnergyDivision at the International Energy Agency (IEA), for a presentation of the IEA's Renewable Energy MarketReport 2017 (formerly titled Medium-Term Renewables Market Report). The report provides a detailed market analysis and overview of renewable electricity capacity and generation, biofuels production, and heat consumption, as well as a forecast for the period between 2017 and 2022. This year's report also assesses the off-grid solar market in Africa and developing Asia and the contribution of electric vehicles to renewable road transport.
Additionally, the Renewable Energy Market Report 2017 identifies a set of policy improvements in key markets that could accelerate the growth of renewables in the electricity sector as well as transport biofuels, necessary in all sectors for increased decarbonisation on track with long-term climate goals.

The CSISEnergy and National SecurityProgram is pleased to host Heymi Bahar, Project Manager of the Renewable EnergyDivision at the International Energy Agency (IEA), for a presentation of the IEA's Renewable Energy MarketReport 2017 (formerly titled Medium-Term Renewables Market Report). The report provides a detailed market analysis and overview of renewable electricity capacity and generation, biofuels production, and heat consumption, as well as a forecast for the period between 2017 and 2022. This year's report also assesses the off-grid solar market in Africa and developing Asia and the contribution of electric vehicles to renewable road transport.
Additionally, the Renewable Energy Market Report 2017 identifies a set of policy improvements in key markets that could accelerate the growth of renewables in the electricity sector as well as transport biofuels, necessary in all sectors for increased decarbonisation on track with long-term climate goals.

Renewable Energy Projects in Africa: Going from Concept to Pre-Feasibility

This session discusses how to manage renewable energy projects in Africa between the Concept and Pre-Feasibility steps. In particular, it highlights information...

This session discusses how to manage renewable energy projects in Africa between the Concept and Pre-Feasibility steps. In particular, it highlights information and resources you should begin to plan around for later stages of development.
This is a part of the five-day workshop, "Developing and Structuring BankableRenewable EnergyProjects in Africa." For further information visit http://www.afribiz.org.

This session discusses how to manage renewable energy projects in Africa between the Concept and Pre-Feasibility steps. In particular, it highlights information and resources you should begin to plan around for later stages of development.
This is a part of the five-day workshop, "Developing and Structuring BankableRenewable EnergyProjects in Africa." For further information visit http://www.afribiz.org.

The lecture described IRENA’s efforts to build clean energy corridors in Africa, CentralAmerica, the Middle East and other regions through zoning to cluster renewable power plants in areas of high renewable resource potential; planning to include greater shares of cost-effective renewable electricity in the generating mix; enabling financing and opening up power markets to spur investment; and capacity building to provide the skills needed to plan, build and operate power grids with higher shares of renewable power.
Date: 4th March 2014
Speaker: Jeffrey Skeer, SeniorProgrammeOfficer for Technology Cooperation at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In this post, within IRENA’s Directorate for CountrySupport and Partnerships, he is working to promote clean energy corridors in Africa and other regions.

The lecture described IRENA’s efforts to build clean energy corridors in Africa, CentralAmerica, the Middle East and other regions through zoning to cluster renewable power plants in areas of high renewable resource potential; planning to include greater shares of cost-effective renewable electricity in the generating mix; enabling financing and opening up power markets to spur investment; and capacity building to provide the skills needed to plan, build and operate power grids with higher shares of renewable power.
Date: 4th March 2014
Speaker: Jeffrey Skeer, SeniorProgrammeOfficer for Technology Cooperation at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In this post, within IRENA’s Directorate for CountrySupport and Partnerships, he is working to promote clean energy corridors in Africa and other regions.

Africa's Clean ENERGY REVOLUTION: Future MEGAPROJECTS

Africa's population explosion presents humanity us with a once-in-our-species chance to make our fastest growing area leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past to instead embrace the renewable energy of the future.
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The total population of Africa is projected to roughly quadruple to about four billion by 2100, driving the total global population past 11 billion. Producing all the energy that all these people will use could obliterate any efforts we’re now making to battle climate change. But Africa’s population explosion is also a tremendous opportunity, because all the power plants where all these people will get all their electricity from haven’t been built yet.
This means humanity is now being presented with a once-in-the-lifetime-of-our-species shot to make our planet's fastest growing region leapfrog the dirty fuels of the past, to embrace a future of clean, renewable energy.
This is how that optimistic vision of the future can become reality.
The residents of Zambia don’t need any reminders that climate change threatens their way of life. The region is suffering its worst drought in 35 years, that’s big trouble for a country that gets nearly all of its power from the force of water passing through three hydroelectric dams. No water means no electricity, and no electricity means blackouts that have frequently brought commerce and productivity to a standstill, gutting the Zambian economy and causing many to lose their jobs.
All across Africa, country are confronting the same problem: a constant lack-of-power. Sub Saharan Africa — all 910 million people — consume less electricity than the 4.8 million people of Alabama. Overall, more than half of all Africans have no access to electricity.
But this is changing, thanks to the emergence of renewable energy. The cost of building larger-scale solar panel and wind turbine farms continues to plummet, making governments and utilities more likely to choose them over traditional sources like hydro, coal, nuclear or natural gas. As we saw with the water shortage in Zambia — or the nuclear meltdown a few years ago after the earthquake in Japan — power stations of the past are less reliable, more expensive, far worse for our environment, and slower to build.
So this seems like a no-brainer, Africa needs to go green, baby! There’re just three problems.
One, until now planners have lacked the necessary data to identify where to develop wind and solar projects that are socially equitable, have low-environmental impact, and are most cost-effective. This problem was recently tackled by a groundbreaking study of 21 countries that combined satellite and ground measurements with geospatial data on roads, towns, and existing power lines. It provides the first blueprint for where wind and solar projects should be built to maximize their effectiveness.
The study also revealed Africa’s eye-opening, untapped potential for renewable energy generation. There are an estimated 550 million megawatts of potential solar and wind power spread across the continent, just waiting to be harvested. That’s 3,700 times as much electricity as Africa currently consumes.
That’s so much extra energy, that Africa should aim to be powered 100% by renewables by 2050. It’s even possible for Africa to become a clean energy exporting superpower by sending its abundant surpluses of electricity to Europe; the Middle East, India and the rest of Asia; and even the Americas.
Of course, this is dependent on overcoming the second major challenge: the continent’s completely inadequate power grid. Modernizing it to connect clean power stations with cities all over Africa will be a long-term megaproject costing tens of billions of dollars in the coming decades.
For fast-growing urban areas — like Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Mogadishu, and Johannesburg — uninterrupted electricity is critical for the emerging industries that will fuel economic growth and provide jobs for billions.
On the other hand, most Africans currently live in small villages and towns, so their energy needs can be met by inexpensive solar and wind turbine systems that are located on-site, but are disconnected from the main grid.
The challenge will be connecting cities — where more and more people are moving — with the mega-power stations that will often be built far away, in geographical sweet spots to maximize the amount of harvestable solar rays and wind gusts.

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Africa has a huge untapped renewable energy potential

Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to continental GDP are limited ...

Africa has a huge untapped renewable energy potential

Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to continental GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. This is especially ironic, given the continent's untapped electricity potential. The content has nearly 500 Gigawatts of generation potential in hydro, geothermal and wind power alone. By far the biggest, however, is solar power, at 11 terawatts, most of which is completely untapped. However, as the President of the African Development Bank explained to CCTV's Ramah Nyang, expanding access to affordable, reliable electricity isn't just about manufacturing.

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Renewable Energy Africa

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S.Africa moving towards renewable energy

Original Publish Date: || Wed, 10 Sep 2014 05:49:55 GMT || South Africa is moving more towards renewable energy and solar power is seen by many as an important contributor. Peter Haylett and Davin Chown join CNBC Africa for more.

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Why solar power is spreading so fast in Africa | The Economist

Africans have been waiting for decades for the mains electricity which the rich world take...

Why solar power is spreading so fast in Africa | The Economist

Africans have been waiting for decades for the mains electricity which the rich world takes for granted. Sub-Saharan Africa’s 910m people consume less electricity each year than the 4.8m people of Alabama. Many more who are on the grid suffer brown-outs and dangerous surges in current. But a solar revolution is afoot.
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In 2009 just 1% of sub-Saharan Africans used solar lighting. Now it is nearly 5% or 11m people. The InternationalEnergyAgency, a Paris-based government think-tank, reckons that 500m more people will have solar electricity by 2030,
Why is solar power spreading so fast in Africa? There are three main reasons.
First, solar panel technology has improved. Efficiency gains and mass production mean that modern photovoltaic panels have plunged in price per watt – to around 30 cents.
Second, low-energy bulbs have got better and cheaper. Modern solar lamps cost as little as $8—they charge by day and give light by night. They replace costly and dangerous alternatives - Africans waste $10 billion a year on kerosene. Even worse are candles, open fires—or darkness, which hurts productivity and encourages crime.
The third, crucial development is in storage, as lamps are needed at night and solar power is collected in the daytime. Old nickel cadmium batteries wore out after 500 recharges; lithium-based ones can manage 2,000 and store much more electricity
Additionally, solar power is increasingly well-financed in Africa. Aid donors are sponsoring more ambitious projects – specially designed fridges and televisions, for example. Bigger solar systems can run a school or clinic, a grain mill or irrigation pump, or even a whole village.
Some dismiss solar as a second-best solution. But conventional, centralised electrical grids have proved unreliable and inefficient in the past -- and solar is much better than nothing.
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Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) Presentation

The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) is a transformative, Africa-owned and Africa...

Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) Presentation

The AfricaRenewable EnergyInitiative (AREI) is a transformative, Africa-owned and Africa-led inclusive effort to accelerate and scale up the harnessing of the continent’s huge renewable energy potential. Under the mandate of the African Union, and endorsed by African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), the Initiative is set to achieve at least 10 GW of new and additional renewable energy generation capacity by 2020, and mobilize the African potential to generate at least 300 GW by 2030.
Visit www.arei.org for more information and downloads.

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Interview: Renewable energy in Africa

Head of Advisory Services at Energy 4 Impact, Shashank Verma joins CGTN to shade more lig...

Renewable energy in Africa [The Grand Angle]

Two out of every three people in sub-Saharan Africa live without electricity, according to the US government's Power Africa statistics. For some time now, several reports have been released detailing the potential and predicted growth for Africa’s renewable energy sector and the GrandAngle takes a look into it.…
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The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy | Amar Inamdar

There's an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa -- off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems. In a bold talk about a true leapfrog moment, Amar Inamdar introduces us to proud owners of off-grid solar kits -- and explains how this technology has the opportunity to meet two extraordinary goals: energy access for all and a low-carbon future. "Every household a proud producer as well as consumer of energy," Inamdar says. "That's the democracy of energy." (Followed by a brief Q&A with TEDCuratorChris Anderson)
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Renewable energy solutions, especially solar mini-grids can be used to provide electricity to the rural areas in Africa. Such schemes can be regulated as micro integrated utilities. In Kenya where GIZ has been supporting rural electrification efforts through the implementation of mini-grids, the improvement of social, economic and environmental values in the electrified villages is immediately visible. Technical skills are however essential to address the operational challenges that solar village mini-grids require. Talek Power pilot project paved the way in the enhancement of rural electrification in the region. The project demonstrated that solar hybrid mini-grids, when properly designed are also commercially viable.

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Watch How Renewable Energy is Powering Many Countries in The World

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Based on REN21's 2014 report, renewables contributed 19 percent to humans' global energy consumption and 22 percent to their generation of electricity in 2012 and 2013, respectively. This energy consumption is divided as 9% coming from traditional biomass, 4.2% as heat energy (non-biomass), 3.8% hydro electricity and 2% is electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. Worldwide investments in renewable technologies amounted to more than US$214 billion in 2013, with countries like China and the United States heavily investing in wind, hydro, solar and biofuels.

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The South African renewable energy program suffered another setback on Tuesday. The National union of metal workers and NGOTransformRSA pressured the Department of Energy and its new energy minister, Jeff Radebe, to delay signing 27 outstanding renewable energy independent power producer and power purchase agreements. Angelo Coppola has more.
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Why Numsa opposes renewable energy

The Department of Energy has halted the signing of 27 independent power producer agreement...

Time to deCOALonise Africa and leapfrog straight to renewable energy sources

Time to deCOALonise Africa and leapfrog straight to renewable energy sources
The bitter legacy of Africa’s colonial history, deeply embedded in divisive, and extractive political systems continues, in part, at the hands of the coal industry. Resistance is characteristic of the story of Africa and can be seen through communities standing up to fossil fuels exploration and would rather embrace clean energy alternatives. Perhaps through bolstering our support at this level, we can build and champion for a deCOALonised of Africa. By LERATO LETEBELE and BRIAN KAMANZI.
The late 19th and early 20th centuries the “Scramble for Africa” saw competing European imperial forces divide up the continent with the complicity of local elites. The burning of fossil fuels was central to the developments of the industrial period. Today, a new wave of corporate colonisation unfolds that profits multinational corporations. At the level of energy production, any new coal infrastructure comes at great cost: local environmental destruction, displacement of local peoples, and an intensification of the pace of climate impacts while profits are channelled elsewhere, outside of Africa, deep in the pockets of few corporate beneficiaries.
This wealthy elite to continue to erode the gains fought for through mass struggle across the region.
Many of these corporations secure highly undemocratic and questionable contracts that undermine environmental and social protection. Finding loopholes and actively pursuing means that threaten moderate gains through the state. Further, fossil fuel corporations show criminal disregard towards the urgency to limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, which is an immediate and pressing challenge facing our generation today. It is clear, the same values and material interests underpin this new push for coal as the early waves of colonialism in Africa: greed, exploitation and a disregard for the lives of millions across the planet.
From DRC, Nigeria, Tanzania, traces of neo-colonial development projects in independent Africa, propped by Western powers sprout at a time when we're seeing devastating climate impacts fast becoming a norm. Is Africa the last frontier for coal expansion in a world where rapid developments in renewables send elite nations hurtling in the opposite direction?
In Africa, climate change is not just an environmental problem, but a large-scale humanitarian problem too. It is no longer a distant threat, but a severe crisis that is already unfolding around us. Despite the causal link between modern energy and economic development, Africa remains energy deprived by comparison. Today, 630 million people live in abject energy poverty, unable to access reliable electricity sources. These factors largely contribute to the continent’s growing appetite for coal production.

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350 Africa: Ghana is going renewable!

Ghana is one of the most stable African democracies. Led by the iconic Kwame Nkrumah, in 1957 the nation became the first African colony to become independent. Now Ghana aims to be at the forefront of a new revolution: renewable energy, in particular solar power. A short video for social media usage, produced for 350 Africa by Elio Stamm, assisted by Henry Desouza Nelson.

Somalia launches first renewable energy power plant

Somalia is embracing new innovation to generate renewable energy. CGTN's Abdulaziz Billow reports now from northern Somalia where one electric company is combing fuel, wind and solar power to light towns and villages.
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Renewable energy shifts south african power commodity market towards transmission equipment upgrades, report
The South African power commodity market is changing, and renewable energy is taking centre stage. The growing contribution of renewable power and its inherent intermittent nature will drive demand for upgraded transmission equipment and infrastructure that require minimum maintenance and have a longer service life. While switchgears, transformers, and reactors are critical in supplying quality power to customers in a cost-effective manner, power utilities should look towards OEMs to improve pro...

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The African Renewable Energy for Electricity Production- by Muna Lemma

Renewable energy investments in Africa

To support African countries in increasing their clean energy generation, two Nordic public finance institutions (USD 19 million) have invested in a responsAbility-managed energy holding focusing on Sub-Saharan African countries. We spoke with one of them, NDF, about their contribution and the importance of partnership.

Sub Saharan Africa is starved for electricity, the region's power sector is significantly underdeveloped, whether we look at energy access, installed capacity or overall consumption. There is a direct correlation between economic growth and electricity supply. If Sub Saharan Africa is to fulfil its promise, it needs power and lots of it. JoinCNBC Africa's Bronwyn Nielsen for this powerful dialogue, the first episode in a series of dialogues focused on Powering Africa.

Renewable Energy, Batteries and the Future of Power with Duwayno Robertson on MIND & MACHINE

With fossil fuels polluting the earth’s atmosphere and being in finite supply, technological advances in renewable energy such as solar, hydropower and wind are becoming more essential for our future. Batteries are at the core of making renewables power possible.
Our guest today is Duwayno Robertson. He’s an expert on batteries for future-forward automobiles and renewable energy systems.
Duwayno was a Fisker Automotive lead engineer overseeing everything that interacted with the battery, helping to create the ahead-of-it’s-time Fisker Karma eco-luxury automobile with its solar paneled roof and groundbreaking hybrid engine.
Since then he’s worked at two leading renewable-energy companies: Aquion and AGL, building a sustainable energy future.
We explore a full range of renewable energy opportunities and challenges. And we look at potential breakthroughs on the horizon.
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This webinar focuses on what policymakers and regulators across Africa can do to design more effective targets as they seek to scale up the share of renewable energy in the mix and attract private investment. It draws on examples from within Africa and from around the world.

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#18 What if we change - Improving Energy Efficiency in Africa

The people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future are going green. Correspondent ...

#18 What if we change - Improving Energy Efficiency in Africa

The people and technologies shaping Africa's energy future are going green. Correspondent Jeff Barbee reports from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and Malawi on how energy from the sun, wind, water, and even garbage not only helps the environment but prove that it is just good business to go with renewables.

Chetti said that 96 percent of intra-Africa trade transactions in Algeria are concluded with only five African countries, which means that the North African nation has almost no business relations with the rest of the African countries ... especially those of WesternAfrica ... Home >> Africa....

A dozen of local manufacturers and exporters are heading for SouthAfrica to market their goods and services at one of its top trade expos, launching an extensive exploration drive to tap emerging economies in the world’s second most-populous continent, a statement said on Wednesday.The Securex & A-OSH 2018 is a leading exhibition in the field of security and occupational safety and health....

Currently, the gold mining company has around 8,200 employees across SouthAfrica...AngloGold Ashanti has launched a consultation process with employees in an effort to restructure its cost base to match and support a smaller operating presence in South Africa ... The gold miner is now left with the Mponeng underground gold mine, and a surface operation in South Africa....